Woodlands St Kilda Road childcare centre in Melbourne received an emergency action notice from VECRA for a safety breach. Children were at risk of accessing a 12th-floor balcony due to faulty fencing and lacked an adequate evacuation plan for young children.
A Melbourne childcare centre, Woodlands St Kilda Road, has been issued an emergency action notice by VECRA due to safety issues, including fencing faults that could allow children access to a 12th-floor balcony and a lack of an emergency evacuation plan for young children.
A Melbourne childcare centre, Woodlands St Kilda Road, faces urgent safety rectifications after an inspection revealed children could access a 12th-floor balcony due to faulty fencing. The centre also lacked an emergency evacuation plan for its youngest attendees.
A magistrate has told the court a "strong case couldn't be confidently asserted" against a teen accused of setting fire to a Cairns early learning centre.
A Sydney childcare worker, Jayendra Shahi, has been granted bail after being charged with assaulting four children, including allegedly slapping two boys and assaulting two girls at a centre in Panania. A parent described the alleged assault as "distressing" and "heartbreaking."
South Australia’s childcare centre watchdog says children have injured themselves or "ended up on main roads" due to poor supervision and that one in five services in the state do not meet national quality standards.
The head of Edge Early Learning says he is conducting a "whole of business transformation project" after being the subject of compliance action over inadequate supervision and other issues at its childcare centres in Adelaide.
Another Adelaide childcare centre has been forced to shut its doors for three months after seven incidents of children being left unsupervised.
